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What women truckers can tell us about living and working alone

Brandie Diamond describes herself as a "transgender truck driver/chef/Jill-of-all-trades." But her career in trucking began in the mid-1980s, and she hadn't come out as trans back then. Meg Vogel for NPR hide caption

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What women truckers can tell us about living and working alone

American long-haul truckers share wisdom from the road on living where you work

What women truckers can tell us about living and working alone

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Ourselves@Work: Home Is Where The Hustle Is

Author Chibundu Onuzo attends the Cliveden Literary Festival in 2021. David Levenson/Getty Images hide caption

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Ourselves@Work: Home Is Where The Hustle Is

Nigerian novelist Chibundu Onuzo dreams of returning to Lagos, but she worries she'll struggle to adapt in the city of her birth, where the word "oppressor" is often used as a compliment. In this episode, she seeks advice from her "big boss" older brother.

Ourselves@Work: Home Is Where The Hustle Is

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22 tips for 2022: To avoid Sunday scaries, end your weekend on a high note
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22 tips for 2022

22 tips for 2022: To avoid Sunday scaries, end your weekend on a high note

A lot of us fall into the trap of saving up work we have to complete over the weekend for Sunday evening. Get catch-up work done earlier, so the last thing you do before Monday is something fun.

22 tips for 2022: To avoid Sunday scaries, end your weekend on a high note

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As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why?

Writer Anne Helen Petersen says that on the other side of the pandemic, there's a chance work will rotate more around people's lives instead of the other way around. Maskot/Getty Images hide caption

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As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why?

Anne Helen Petersen is the co-author of a new book on the future of remote work. She says companies need to clearly know what goal they are pursuing when asking remote workers to come back in person.

As companies look to bring remote workers back to the office, a writer asks: Why?

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Virtual Happy Hour Anyone? Working From Home But Keeping Connected

Kate Walton, the CEO of Steyer Content, in her home office on Bainbridge Island, a ferry ride away from Seattle. Her company does $9 million in sales annually, providing marketing materials for companies such as Microsoft. Anna Walton hide caption

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Virtual Happy Hour Anyone? Working From Home But Keeping Connected

How do you keep your office connected when people are working from home and practicing social distancing? One CEO is throwing virtual happy hours and online karaoke parties.

Virtual Happy Hour Anyone? Working From Home But Keeping Connected

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And So We Meet, Again: Why The Workday Is So Filled With Meetings
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And So We Meet, Again: Why The Workday Is So Filled With Meetings

As workers find themselves buried in meetings, and meetings preparing for meetings, experts say they're often a waste. Blame this "weapon of mass interruption" on office culture and poor leadership.

And So We Meet, Again: Why The Workday Is So Filled With Meetings

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